Training strategic problem solvers

SIGCSE Bulletin (Association for Computing Machinery, Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education)

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 48-51

  De Raadt, Michael ^a   Toleman, Mark ^a   Watson, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Novice expert; Problem solving; Programming instruction

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; COMPUTER PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES; PROBLEM SOLVING; STRATEGIC PLANNING; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

PRACTICE EXERCISES; PROGRAMMING INSTRUCTIONS; SOLUTION PROGRAMS;

PERSONNEL TRAINING;

EID: 33645757784     PISSN: 00978418     EISSN: 00978418     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1024338.1024370     Document Type: Review

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